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backwrap

backwrap noun: a portion of something that is wrapped backward.

Noun

backwrap (countable and uncountable, plural backwraps)

  1. A portion of something that is wrapped backward.
    • Fresh and cool as a crocus, this pretty dress is designed with a cleverly concealed backwrap.1940, Fashions of the Hour, page 27
    • NEW STRING-UP GUN PREVENTS BACKWRAPS
      Take up yarn at 4,000 meters per minute with high tension that prevents backwraps.1971, Textile Industries, volume 135, page 9
  2. (dated) A word wrap feature that restores a word to the preceding line when space is made for it by deletion.

Verb

backwrap (third-person singular simple present backwraps, present participle backwrapping, simple past and past participle backwrapped)

  1. To wrap around the back of something.
    • After applying insulation boards, adhere reinforcing mesh to the board surface. This mesh must wrap around any exposed edge of the insulation board. (This is called backwrapping.)1999, Leon A. Frechette, Build Smarter with Alternative Materials, page 136
    • The insulation boards should be backwrapped at terminations, with the mesh fully embedded in the base coat.2015, Linda Brock, Designing the Exterior Wall
  2. (dated) To restore a word to the preceding line when space is made for it by deletion.
    • Backwrapping words occurs when enough text is deleted to permit one or more words to be formatted into the shortened line.1983, The Seybold Report on Professional Computing, page 19

Forms of backwrap

Noun
pluralbackwraps
Verb
third-person singular presentbackwraps
present participlebackwrapping
past participlebackwrapped
pastbackwrapped

Origin of backwrap

From back- + wrap.

Questions about backwrap

What does backwrap mean?
Backwrap means a portion of something that is wrapped backward.
What part of speech is backwrap?
Backwrap can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of backwrap?
The plural of backwrap is backwraps.

Words near backwrap in the dictionary

  1. backwork
  2. backworm
  3. backworms
  4. Backworth
  5. backwound
  6. backwrap
  7. backwrapped
  8. backwrapping
  9. backwraps
  10. backy
  11. backyard

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